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Talker's MagazineThe quirky talk radio trade mag. Check the Talk Radio Research Project- it's not very scientific, but places on the top 15 talkers list (scroll down to Talk Radio Audiences By Size)) are as hotly contested as Emmys (and mean just about as much).

The AdvocateNo, not THAT Advocate... it's the Northwest Progressive Institute's Official Blog.

Media MattersDocumentation of right-wing media in video, audio and text.

Orcinushome of David Neiwert, freelance investigative journalist and author who writes extensively about far-right hate groups

Hominid Views"People, politics, science, and whatnot"
Darryl is a statistician who fights imperialism with empiricism, gives good links and wry commentary.

Jesus' General An 11 on the Manly Scale of Absolute Gender, a 12 on the Heavenly Scale of the 10 Commandments and a 6 on the earthly scale of the Immaculately Groomed.

Irrational Public Radio "informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."

The Moderate VoiceThe voice of reason in the age of Obama, and the politics of the far-middle.

News Hounds Dogged dogging of Fox News by a team who seems to watch every minute of the cable channel so you don't have to.

HistoryLinkFun to read and free encyclopedia of Washington State history. Founded by the late Walt Crowley, it's an indispensable tool and entertainment source for history wonks and surfers alike.

right-wing blogs we like

The Reagan WingHearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.

April 24, 2013

KIRO Let a Good Thing Go and we open the Mail Bag.

Former KIRO News alum Heather Bosch has been kicking butt. Her latest coverage for CBS News of the Boston Bombings and subsequent manhunt follows on the announcement of several awards in news coverage.

This comes on the heels of a 2013 Gracie award (Women In Media Award),
for her story Woman Warriors, about the role women have in combat in which she will be presented the award in Hollywood next month sharing the stage with an A-list of celebrities.

We have to wonder if KIRO had continued it's emphasis on news today like it did 10 years ago would it be struggling along as it has?

Our mail bag has a question... from the era of 1976-78 which host did a filler show on either KIRO or KING 1090

"Glad I found this site, brings back some great memories growing up in Seattle!

I have been looking for some radio segments that a local DJ had but
unfortunately I can't remember his name and I'm not sure about the
station - I am sure the station was on AM and I think it was either KING
or KIRO.

These segments were called "A wonderful story". It played at the same
time Mon-Fri, I think at 3:50pm. The guy would tell a short story that
was the wind up to the most "atrocious" puns and the tag line when the
story was over was the chorus, "O, what a wonderful story" said with
OBVIOUS sarcasm. These were the best (worst) jokes you've ever heard
and I LOVED them!

I used to record these on a cassette each day and had a collection, but
sadly, I've lost track of the tapes (I believe they were destroyed in a
house fire after I left my childhood home).

KVI am 570 KHz Visit the burnt-out husk of one of the seminal right-wing talkers in all the land. Here's where once trilled the reactionary tones of Rush Limbaugh, John Carlson, Kirby Wilbur, Mike Siegel, Peter Weissbach, Floyd Brown, Dinky Donkey, and Bryan Suits.
Now it's Top 40 hits from the '60's & '70's aimed at that diminishing crowd who still remembers them and can still hear.

KTTH am 770 KHzRight wing home of local, and a whole bunch of syndicated righties such as Glennn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Lars Larsony, and for an hour a day: live & local David Boze.